Classic Poem

Father and lover am I all in one.—
Father; since half my life was lived before
I met thy glance,—and loved thee evermore:
Father; since more than half my work was done
Before I knew thee, daughter of the sun
And child of morning:—Lover, since I found
Heaven in thy presence, heeding nought around
So only one sweet answering look was won.

Father; since ever greedily I sought
To shield thee from the world and all its woes:
Lover; since songful flower on flower I brought,—
Violet and jonquil and great trembling rose:
And madman too; since all I gave had nought
Of power my true deep yearning to disclose.